Cheshire Mail - Issue 79 - July 2020

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Paul O’Grady

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Tributes paid to ‘unrelentingly kind’ Cambridge graduate who has died A ‘courageous’ Cambridge graduate who was captain of his college rugby team has died from a rare cancer age 23. Sam Fitzsimmons died at home in Prestbury, Cheshire, surrounded by his family on May this year, less than two years after he was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, a cancer that affects bones, or the tissue around bones, in children and young people. Sam leaves behind his parents Catherine and Dominic, and his younger sister Rachel. Sam began to experience severe pain during his last year at St John’s and he was very ill during his final exams and had to miss his original graduation ceremony. He was eventually diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma in July 2018 and although he initially responded well to treatment, the outlook was bleak. “He always made us laugh, and in true character, throughout his illness, Sam supported us, not the other way round. I know I speak for the countless friends that love Sam, when I say we will always carry him with us in

Sam, fifth from the right, with a group of friends on the evening of the St John’s College May Ball in 2018

Sam during his first year at St John’s College, University of Cambridge


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